Mafia Marriage

Chapter 8

JENNIFER'S P.O.V

"Ash I don't know what to do? If I don't hide, they'll find me and then they will kill me.", I said after I had explained everything that had happened. She was the only person I could trust right now so I decided to go to her house. I looked at Ashley hoping she would have some sort of answer.

Shock was evident on her face but I could tell she was still registering what I had told her.

"Jenny are you sure this wasn't a dream or something?", she said unsure if I was telling the truth.

"I swear on my mother, and you know I wouldn't lie", was my answer and that simple sentence confirmed I was telling the truth.

"Jenny this is like a romance story, you tell each other you will always hate each other. But in the end you fall in love!", she exclaimed excited, and with a huge smile in her face.

"Ashley I'm sorry to burst your bubble but this isn't a romance story this is reality. And the ending won't be happy if I stay. They'll make me marry him then they'll kill me or get rid of me. I need to escape can I count on you to help me?", I asked her, and she gulped after hearing how serious this was.

"Yeah we can get out of the country or something?", she said like a question more than a statement. "That's what I want to do, but they could find me easily like that", ruining her idea I told her that.

" Do you think I'm dumb, I've seen many mafia movies I'm an expert by now. My cousin Gabriel remember? The pilot. He could smuggle us in the plane without using our passports", she told me and a smile grew on my face.

"Ash you're a genius I love you, but you can't come with me it'll be too dangerous if they catch me."

"Don't be stupid you're my best friend I'll go with you, I just need to get some money for us", she told me deciding she would go too.

"No need I have money that Sandra gave me before helping me escape", she smiled then widened her eyes. "One of the barbies helped you?", I nodded. I grabbed the bag and showed her the money it was more than 30 thousand dollars. "Wow maybe being in the mafia isn't that bad", she joked.

"Okay we gotta call my cousin and pack some clothes", she ordered grabbing her phone.

"Gabriel this is life or death. I need help. I need tickets to fly to. . . " she trailed off, we hadn't decided where to go. 

"Spain but we don't have our passports", I heard Ashley continue to talk on the phone. 

"Look like I said it's life or death. You wouldn't want to be responsible for your cousin's death right? I can't tell you much Gabriel, please just trust me and help me."

About ten minutes later she was off the phone with a huge grin on her face. "Okay we're set we leave in two hours but we can't stay here. Don't you think it would be obvious for you to go to my house. But we can't go to the airport because people are already searching for you", she told me as if she were an expert with these situations.

We packed her things and my money and when we were finished we left. Thankfully she lived by herself. As we were walking outside I saw some men all in black walking by. They were the Daxus' people they knew I would go to Ash for help.

"Excuse me Miss.", one of them told Ashley.

"Do you need something?", Ashley asked with fake politeness.

"Have you recently contacted Miss. Jennifer Roselli?", another guy asked her.

She shook her head, "Haven't spoken to that bitch in months. I  would love to stay and chat but we are late for a meeting with some friends", she told them trying to get them to leave.

"Wait Miss, who is this?", a guy said motioning towards me.

"I can speak for myself I'm Victoria Salvatore", I said in a snobby voice.

"Sorry Miss", the guy said. "Chris let's go we need to keep looking for her", a guy behind the so called Chris said.

The guy Chris, nodded and left but not before taking a glance at Ash before leaving.

"That was a close one", Ashley said. Then I released a breath I didn't know I had been keeping in.

"We need to leave now." 

"Yeah let's go to the airport I don't think anyone will recognize me. At least I hope not", I told her while looking at my watch.

We got in her blue Toyota and drove to the airport. It was so quiet all that could be heard was the radio music.

To end the awkwardness I said "Oooh I saw that guy Chris looking back at you before he left, was it love at first sight?" Rolling her eyes she smacked my hand with hers.

"Jenny why would I fall in love with a man who: is in the mafia, wouldn't hesitate to kill me and last but not least is working with your evil fiancé to capture you ", she said in a calm but at the same time strict voice.

"Fine, okay you're right", I sighed.

"Stop biting your nails you're making me more nervous", I ordered as we stopped at the airports parking lot. She quickly put her hands down. As we got out of the car and to the airports doors I had a thought in my head.

'I'm going to escape, and be free!'

As we walked inside I felt so paranoid. I saw a couple of men all in black. I was getting tense but I remembered it was an airport and people go on business trips. Still though I wasn't going to put my guard down. We got in line then got our tickets by going to Ash's cousin Gabriel. I kept tapping my fingers on the chair with nervousness.

Then they called our plane, finally we were going to board and get the hell out of here. I look up to see the 'business men'. One of the guys gave the other a glare alerting him of something. I ignored them trying to relax and got up to board the plane. Before leaving, I looked at the men, the one that had his back to me suddenly turned around.

It was Nathan. And he was looking right at me with knowing eyes. My disguise didn't work this time. He had me under his glare and it made me feel like I couldn't move.

"Ashley it's them!" I shrieked but it came out instead as a whisper which she still heard. Nathan stopped staring and ran towards me. As he ran I saw him pull a gun out that had been tucked in his pants on the side. I panicked and saw my life flash through my eyes.

When I looked at the gun again I remembered the day my mother was murdered. I was 16 back then, we were at the park just jogging a little, it had been so fun. I felt like I had so much energy so I ran ahead of her. Suddenly I heard gunshots and a car's screeching wheels.

When I turned around my mother fell to the ground. I ran to her and saw blood all over. My reaction to all of it was to simply cry like an idiot. "I called an ambulance", I remember someone from the crowd had yelled. I was sitting on the floor hugging my agonizing mother.

Then she closed her eyes, I looked for pulse but it was gone. "Noooo, come back don't leave me!", I had screamed at her. And like that I lost my mother.